I am one of the many bloggers who is enjoying one of the countless perks of blogging- getting paid to blog. When I first came to blog, it’s primarily because I want to express and not to impress. Then came the companies who were able to lure me with a few bucks by writing for them. Indeed, it became a huge motivation for me to stay infront of my PC longer hours than necessary. And why not? I get to earn dollars by just writing a few words.
I am FOR paid blogging but while I get to enjoy the monetary aspect of it, we must admit that it also has its downsides.
BLOG CONTENT IS SACRIFICED
Though I have always believed and emphasized that quality is subjective, content is still KING. When one gets to write a post with a couple of paid links for advertisers and there’s a need to beat the deadline, the tendency is for one to be in a hurry and just write in random, include the needed links, hit the publish button and get paid. That’s all there is to it. I admit I am guilty as charged. Sometimes I even forget that there is a certain ratio needed for paid reviews versus personal posts- 1:2 is ideal. It’s hard to do it especially when one has multiple blogs (like me). I admit I can only manage to have one (1) interim post after each paid reviews.
What’s striking here, and frustrating I must say, is that we can see a LOT of blogs where every post is a paid post. Some even don’t write an interim post when there is no new assignment at hand. In my opinion, it will hurt our blog if we do that more often. Just take for instance this blog. It was ranked 3 by Google a couple of weeks back. When I grabbed assignments from one identified affliate for a week, my Page Rank dropped to 2. Why am I not surprised at all? I know Google is a little unpredictable but the heck with Page Ranks!
Now going back to paid posts, I do not know the technical consequences of it, but personally, seeing blogs bombarded by paid links is rather dismal. I always take more than three (3) hours a day dropping cards on blogs, reading and commenting. I admit there are a few blogs where I do the “drop and run” phenomenon. I am sorry but your posts must be bombarded with paid links. If it’s any consolation at all, majority of the blogs I get to spend more of my time are those that are very interesting to me and they are all worth spending my time.
I don’t want to cease being a passionate blogger. I truly enjoy the REAL perks of blogging and that is free speech. I can get to write whatever comes to mind in random, paid post or not. I don’t want to disappoint my visitors when they take time to visit my blogs and all I can offer are paid links. I don’t want to steal your time and waste it by letting you know that my advertisers have become my master. Though I don’t write for an audience, I feel I should be responsible for whatever things I write because I am involved in some communities where I am inviting my fellow bloggers to visit my blogs (EntreCard, MyBlogLog, BlogCatalog, etc.).
UNDERMINING READER’S INTELLIGENCE
While it’s true that most of us are paid to blog, a lot of bloggers have quite forgotten that personal posts should be written by REAL people. Some bloggers tend to plagiarize just for the sole purpose of breaking the monotony by writing paid reviews. Bloggers must exude prudence and decency to give credit to where it is due when quoting or copying someone’s work. We can not always undermine our reader’s intelligence more so fool them in believing that we are such a great writer. We are not fooling them but we are only fooling ourselves!
As what, Tony Feriozzi, Payu2Blog support staff warned and I quote:
“What I have run into a few times now is a blog full of 60 word posts with links, all paid and nothing else. That blog, if thats all it is, will eventually not get assignments. So do your best to do some real posts on your blogs if you aren’t already, it will be better for you and us. “
Let us all remember that with blogging comes responsibility. And blogging is not about how articulate and eloquent we are as a writer. It’s about the effort we put in by writing down our OWN thoughts, generating pleasure just by doing it and how we convey every message we wanted relayed to our readers (if there’s any, hehe!).
HAPPY BLOGGING TO US ALL!
I wish you blue skies and all things nice,
54 Comments
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Hmm, I have never tried a paid post but it always seems to be the best way to make some decent money. It sure beats making small amounts from things like Adsense.
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December 2nd, 2008 at 10:39 pm
I totally agree with what you said. Sometimes, I feel that I am just writing nonsense stuff for the sake of few bucks. Everyday , there are available opps at PPP that I could grab, but I choose not to.Lalo na pag yong opps are against what I stand for. In short, if it comprises my faith, then I wouldn’t take it.
Take care .. muahhh
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December 2nd, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Justin Wright said…
Hmm, I have never tried a paid post but it always seems to be the best way to make some decent money. It sure beats making small amounts from things like Adsense.
@ JUSTIN WRIGHT:
Yeah, indeed it is! Some are even doing it as their bread and butter. And for Filipinos like me, earning quite a few dollars from paid posts is great! But hey, most bloggers are also earning big bucks from Adsense. I wonder how they do it. Must be SEO experts
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December 2nd, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Beth said…
I totally agree with what you said. Sometimes, I feel that I am just writing nonsense stuff for the sake of few bucks. Everyday , there are available opps at PPP that I could grab, but I choose not to.Lalo na pag yong opps are against what I stand for. In short, if it comprises my faith, then I wouldn’t take it.
Take care .. muahhh
@ BETH:
True Sis! I’m sure there are lost of available oops for you because you live in the US. FOr my part, I am not inlove with PPP, hehe. I grab one or two, depends on the offer. If I do a paid post, I always try my best to immediately post a filler post.
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December 3rd, 2008 at 12:51 am
very interesting post. it’s long but it’s worth my time reading it.
hav a nice day, ‘laine.
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December 3rd, 2008 at 2:09 am
Very interesting. I do some paid posts but I can’t imagine having a blog full of nothing but paid posts. I have seen quite a few like that and it’s sad to see. Although I’m involved with PPP and SS I do practice some restraint by not taking every single opp available to me.
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December 3rd, 2008 at 3:55 am
Hi idol Leyn, what’s your secret in doing great posts like this?..bisag 1/8 of your thoughts nalang unta naa ko wala jud duh..hay nalang..sobra na ko tuig cge basa sa imong mga relevant posts Leyn pero wala wala gid ko ah..d na ako natoto, hehe! c? Bisaya nasad ko hehe! to make my comment short, you are darn amazing writter! what is darn gani Leyn?darling ba na?hehe! joking oi. keep it up idolatry este idol Leyn!I’m proud of you, miga gud ta.
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December 3rd, 2008 at 5:44 am
I agree with you…I haven’t been able to write a paid post nor promote any of my affiliate links on my site at all…just can’t bring myself to sell like I would need to. I need to believe in what I’m selling, and I just don’t.
So I don’t write to get paid, at least, not on my personal blog.
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December 3rd, 2008 at 5:58 am
bagsik man ka magsulat te uy! how i wish i could be as articulate and spontaneous like you! naks! hawd man ka oi! hehehe… keep up the good works my dear cousin! ingats! mwah!
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December 3rd, 2008 at 10:53 am
WOW Lainy! You are quite a writer. Heheheheheh As a blogger, we normally just go for paid reviews, but I do conform, that we have to write with responsiblity and a big heart for what we do.
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December 3rd, 2008 at 12:07 pm
I feel guilty for this.. tee hee
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I don’t know what to write mn pud oi..ho ho ho *sniff*
Btw lyn, akoa bah, mawa lang ang kalaay, ug maka express sa emotions gamay..hehe! Nahan jud kos imong topic and writings kay naa jud ta makat onan..
Nyways, balik lang pud sa akong blogs ha, mega pud itaw ta..hehehe!
muaahhh!
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December 3rd, 2008 at 12:55 pm
jenn_US said…
hav a nice day, ‘laine.
very interesting post. it’s long but it’s worth my time reading it.
@ JENN_ US:
Thanks Jenn! Diko alam pano paiksiin eh, hehe! Salamat sa pagtyatyagang basahin
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December 3rd, 2008 at 7:19 pm
I could not agree more. Way to go!
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December 3rd, 2008 at 7:33 pm
you say you earn dollars by just writing a few words and the most do the same. Wow! You are so happy. Personally I have no chance to earn though a penny (my state of health don’t allow me to get the appropriate credit card for the dealing with the bank accounts and I live not in USA) thus all I can to do is to invite you to visit my blogs. I hope you will have a good time with my artworks and your joy will help me to escape dark thoughts – to forget my needlessness to this world though for a second. Thank you.
Just click on the links
http://trustlight.blogspot.com/
http://arthiker.wordpress.com/
http://candleday.wordpress.com/
http://dayfly.wordpress.com/
http://www.trans4mind.com/karkalas/
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December 3rd, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Thanks for the great post, Lainy! I wish all of our bloggers were as ethical and passionate as you. It sure would make my job a lot easier.
All the Best,
Carri Bright
IZEA Customer Love
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December 3rd, 2008 at 8:38 pm
I totally agree. I started blogging because I thought someone out there would like to hear what I have to say. But it’s also nice to get paid for it. Though I won’t let all my posts be for monetary reasons.
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December 3rd, 2008 at 9:31 pm
ImitationAngel said…
Very interesting. I do some paid posts but I can’t imagine having a blog full of nothing but paid posts. I have seen quite a few like that and it’s sad to see. Although I’m involved with PPP and SS I do practice some restraint by not taking every single opp available to me.
@ IMITATION ANGEL:
Yeah, just like Beth have said, if we don’t believe in some of the stuffs that the advertisers want us to advertise, then why grab it? Just for the sake of having a few bucks? But the bigger issue here is when we bombard our blogs with paid post and nothing else. I wonder why these people still get a lot of oops. A sanction should be imposed or they should be banned from getting more oops. I hope I don’t sound too harsh?
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December 3rd, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Twerlyn said…
Hi idol Leyn, what’s your secret in doing great posts like this?..bisag 1/8 of your thoughts nalang unta naa ko wala jud duh..hay nalang..sobra na ko tuig cge basa sa imong mga relevant posts Leyn pero wala wala gid ko ah..d na ako natoto, hehe! c? Bisaya nasad ko hehe! to make my comment short, you are darn amazing writter! what is darn gani Leyn?darling ba na?hehe! joking oi. keep it up idolatry este idol Leyn!I’m proud of you, miga gud ta.
@ TWERLYN:
Amiga jud ta Lermz ba kay you always say good things about me, haha! Thanks for the compliments! Ganahan man pud ta ana dah!
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December 3rd, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Wayne John said…
I agree with you…I haven’t been able to write a paid post nor promote any of my affiliate links on my site at all…just can’t bring myself to sell like I would need to. I need to believe in what I’m selling, and I just don’t.
So I don’t write to get paid, at least, not on my personal blog.
@ WAYNE JOHN:
Not too many bloggers are as ethical as you. Keep it up!
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December 3rd, 2008 at 11:01 pm
When I used to write posts for PayPerPost I always made sure that I had more written content that was my own than the ads. In the past PPP used to check on that. Guess they don’t now, huh?
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December 4th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Aray tinamaan ako hehehehe! I like this post, a sort of reminders not just for me personally but to all bloggers.Galing mo talaga, keep it up, how I wish I can post interesting topics as you do, wink!
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December 4th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
nba Allena said…
bagsik man ka magsulat te uy! how i wish i could be as articulate and spontaneous like you! naks! hawd man ka oi! hehehe… keep up the good works my dear cousin! ingats! mwah!
@ ALLENA:
Thanks Bang! Magpinsan nga talaga tayo, hehe! Miss yah!
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December 4th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
ROSILIE said…
WOW Lainy! You are quite a writer. Heheheheheh As a blogger, we normally just go for paid reviews, but I do conform, that we have to write with responsiblity and a big heart for what we do.
@ ROSILIE:
Thanks Rose! Your words is such an inspiration and greatly motivates me to improve.
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December 4th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
HONEY said…
I feel guilty for this.. tee hee
!
I don’t know what to write mn pud oi..ho ho ho *sniff*
Btw lyn, akoa bah, mawa lang ang kalaay, ug maka express sa emotions gamay..hehe! Nahan jud kos imong topic and writings kay naa jud ta makat onan..
Nyways, balik lang pud sa akong blogs ha, mega pud itaw ta..hehehe!
muaahhh!
@ HONEY:
Thanks Hon! Siempre mubalik-balik jud ko sa imong mga blogs, basta ikaw kurog ko ba, hehe!
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December 4th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Leon said…
I could not agree more. Way to go!
@ LEON:
THANKS!
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December 4th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Tomas Karkalas said…
you say you earn dollars by just writing a few words and the most do the same. Wow! You are so happy. Personally I have no chance to earn though a penny (my state of health don’t allow me to get the appropriate credit card for the dealing with the bank accounts and I live not in USA) thus all I can to do is to invite you to visit my blogs. I hope you will have a good time with my artworks and your joy will help me to escape dark thoughts – to forget my needlessness to this world though for a second. Thank you.
Just click on the links
http://trustlight.blogspot.com/
http://arthiker.wordpress.com/
http://candleday.wordpress.com/
http://dayfly.wordpress.com/
http://www.trans4mind.com/karkalas/
@ TOMAS KARKALAS:
Yeah, I am indeed earning from just writing a few words and I’m sure many of the bloggers out there as well…
Oh, I am sorry to hear about your state of health. I will find time to visit all your blogs though.
God bless always!
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December 4th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Carri said…
Thanks for the great post, Lainy! I wish all of our bloggers were as ethical and passionate as you. It sure would make my job a lot easier.
All the Best,
Carri Bright
IZEA Customer Love
@ CARRI OF IZEA CUSTOMER LOVE:
WOW! My jaw dropped when I saw your comment. I wasn’t expecting a support staff from IZEA will be actually posting a compliment in this humble blog of mine. I feel really flattered. Thanks so much for the compliments! I strive to blog my absolute best and thanks for the motivation!
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December 4th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
I never chose to do paid blogging. I think for just this reason. My blog is about my pregnancy with cancer. I chose to do it as an outlet at my docs advice. I really had no clue it could get so big. I have since put a few adsense ads on there, because why not. I may as well try and I figured maybe it MIGHT help with medical bills. I don’t see a whole lot of earning there but I held back with the paid blogging because I truly need to be able to just say what’s on my mind whenever I think it. I am not at all against paid blogging. I figure hey, if you can do it great! I wish I could but it doesn’t work with what I am trying to do on my blog…so I never tried. Maybe another blog, another day.
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December 4th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
I agree with you, Lainy. Seeing a blog chock full of paid posts is an immediate turn off. Your blog is great!
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December 4th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Lucy P. said…
I totally agree. I started blogging because I thought someone out there would like to hear what I have to say. But it’s also nice to get paid for it. Though I won’t let all my posts be for monetary reasons.
@ LUCY P.
Yeah, right! Everything should be in moderation. We should know how to create balance in everything we do. Nothing bad for doing paid posts, I am doing them myself in all my 3 blogs, hehe! And it’s great earning quite an ample amount for for doing it.
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December 4th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Carol said…
When I used to write posts for PayPerPost I always made sure that I had more written content that was my own than the ads. In the past PPP used to check on that. Guess they don’t now, huh?
@ CAROL:
Unfortunately, they know. They have been checking on blogs. As a matter of fact, Carri of IZEA CUstomer Love has just posted a comment here.
Here it is:
Carri said…
Thanks for the great post, Lainy! I wish all of our bloggers were as ethical and passionate as you. It sure would make my job a lot easier.
All the Best,
Carri Bright
Good thing you write more personal posts than ads
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December 5th, 2008 at 4:21 am
Nicely said!
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December 5th, 2008 at 9:10 am
Very well said!
I read everything.
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December 5th, 2008 at 11:29 am
briggs said…
Aray tinamaan ako hehehehe! I like this post, a sort of reminders not just for me personally but to all bloggers.Galing mo talaga, keep it up, how I wish I can post interesting topics as you do, wink!
@ BRIGGS:
Thanks Te! Yeah, it’s for the benefit of us all in case we sort of fallen into a deep slumber and forgotten that all of us have a huge responsibility. It’s not to pin point one blogger in particular. Sa matamaan lang, hehe!
Bato-bato sa langit, ang tamaan ‘wag akong babatuhin, hahaha!
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December 5th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
I haven’t done paid posting but I have been asked. Not that I am against it but I write spur of the moment and don’t want to have to write about one particular subject. Frankly I haven’t really looked into it so I may be assuming it is something that it really isn’t. Anyway I really liked your thoughts on the matter.
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December 5th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
I’m so glad that you shared this. I was wondering what advantage and disadvantage it takes to do paid blogs. I’ve gotten pitches but I never really bitten the bait (yet). I’m a little leary about it all.
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December 5th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Sandi said…
I never chose to do paid blogging. I think for just this reason. My blog is about my pregnancy with cancer. I chose to do it as an outlet at my docs advice. I really had no clue it could get so big. I have since put a few adsense ads on there, because why not. I may as well try and I figured maybe it MIGHT help with medical bills. I don’t see a whole lot of earning there but I held back with the paid blogging because I truly need to be able to just say what’s on my mind whenever I think it. I am not at all against paid blogging. I figure hey, if you can do it great! I wish I could but it doesn’t work with what I am trying to do on my blog…so I never tried. Maybe another blog, another day.
@ SANDI:
Your blog is great , Sandi! It’s not very easy being pregnant and having inflicted with cancer. I’m all hats off to you for sharing the experiences you are currently hurdling in battling the disease.
I wish you well!
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December 5th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Laura-Junkfoodaholic.com said…
I agree with you, Lainy. Seeing a blog chock full of paid posts is an immediate turn off. Your blog is great!
@ LAURA:
Thanks so much, Laura! You just made my day!
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December 6th, 2008 at 3:38 am
Well, blogging for me sis is a personal journaling. and ever since i blog for money, i haven’t changed my way of conveying my message. if u have noticed my definition of me in my blogs, it has always been my way of writing which is expressing and never impressing, be it writing to get paid or not.
let me quote ur last sentences:
“And blogging is not about how articulate and eloquent we are as a writer. It’s about the effort we put in by writing down our OWN thoughts, generating pleasure just by doing it and how we convey every message we wanted relayed to our readers (if there’s any, hehe!).”
Well, my logic is:
if we write our own thoughts and feelings, we become articulate and eloquent in our writing.
i have been blogging for money for some time now, and like you, i have noticed blogs that are with posts which are all paid posts. BUT i am no advertiser so i’ll leave them that way.
after all, i know they’re old enough to know their responsibilities, and even then, if they plagiarize, i know there will always be an end to such act. good luck to them then!
happy weekend and keep blogging!
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December 6th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Melissa said…
Nicely said!
Mars said…
Very well said!
I read everything.
@ MELISSA & MARS:
Thank you so much!
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December 6th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Zen Ventures said…
I’m so glad that you shared this. I was wondering what advantage and disadvantage it takes to do paid blogs. I’ve gotten pitches but I never really bitten the bait (yet). I’m a little leary about it all.
@ ZEN VENTURES:
Let me just clarify that I am also into paid postings. But I am too particular as to the ratio of paid posts versus interims. Though I am not the advertiser, I know the visitors of this blog won’t love to see lots of paid links. But anyway, to each his own. It’s just a little reminder to those who are also into paid reviews like me.
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December 6th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
“”rare*jonRez”" said…
Well, blogging for me sis is a personal journaling. and ever since i blog for money, i haven’t changed my way of conveying my message. if u have noticed my definition of me in my blogs, it has always been my way of writing which is expressing and never impressing, be it writing to get paid or not.
let me quote ur last sentences:
“And blogging is not about how articulate and eloquent we are as a writer. It’s about the effort we put in by writing down our OWN thoughts, generating pleasure just by doing it and how we convey every message we wanted relayed to our readers (if there’s any, hehe!).”
Well, my logic is:
if we write our own thoughts and feelings, we become articulate and eloquent in our writing.
i have been blogging for money for some time now, and like you, i have noticed blogs that are with posts which are all paid posts. BUT i am no advertiser so i’ll leave them that way.
after all, i know they’re old enough to know their responsibilities, and even then, if they plagiarize, i know there will always be an end to such act. good luck to them then!
happy weekend and keep blogging!
@ RARE JONREZ:
That’s what I love most with you, Sis. You are never selfish in imparting your thoughts in anything. FOr that, I truly appreciate you BIG time!
I personally believe that writing is a gift and not everyone is endowed with that gift, if you know what I mean. Everyone can blog but not ALL can “write”. That’s what I meant by eloquent and articulate, Sis. But you’re right. We can always recompense our lack of writing ability by writing from the heart because it will be very evident in our respective posts. I admit I am never that skillful, but I have always tried to pour my heart’s out when writing. If it’s still not good enough, the visitors can opt to never come back.
Sad to say, numerous bloggers are not that responsible. It is never the intention of this post to malign or insult bloggers who are doing paid posts because I am one of them, too. But we can always make up for the paid postings by coming up with interesting contents not only for ourselves but to our readers as well.
I am no advertiser too but I READ whenever my time would permit me. And since I drop 1, 200 cards everyday without fail, the SPLOGS out there has never failed to catch my attention because many of them are dominating EntreCard these days. When EntreCard was just starting out, it’s very rare that I see blogs doing paid postings all through out their blogs. But with the fame that EC got, I think they are having a hard time weeding out garbage blogs. One of the updated guality standards of EntreCard is to REPORT blogs which are polluting the system and the EC admin shall take action by deleting those reported blogs. Of course, I wouldn’t want that happening with my fellow bloggers. It’s the intention of this post to remind us to not just shrug our shoulders off but be MORE responsible.
Actually, more and more people are leaving EntreCard because of the above-mentioned reason. You can read more from here: 8 REASONS TO QUIT ENTRECARD.
Happy weekend, Sis!
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December 6th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Paid posts ruin blogging. It’s one of the reasons I’m leaving Entrecard. I’m tired of coming across paid posts all the time. It’s simply spam.
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December 6th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
I so agree. And some of my favorite blogs lapse into the paid post thing, and while I can’t fault them for trying to make the money, it does diminish the quality of their blogging… sorry, but it’s true.
I can see doing your regular post and then a paid post, but when you see like two, three in a row….it just takes away from the sincerity of your voice as a blogger.
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December 6th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Ellaine,
Nag-stop na ko sa paid blogging. Huhuhu! Wa na ko kita dyan ate.
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December 6th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Bas – Istanbul Expat said…
Paid posts ruin blogging. It’s one of the reasons I’m leaving Entrecard. I’m tired of coming across paid posts all the time. It’s simply spam.
@ BAS- ISTANBUL EXPAT:
I hear you. I hope people could get to read your posts on the 8 Reasons WHy You are Leaving EntreCard, because one reason there is doing sponsored posts.
If I may just quote:
Bad quality blogs.
I’ve had it with low quality blogs. There are too many of them. Poorly written content, grammar and spelling mistakes all over the place, lots of sponsored posts, bad designs. Stay away from me.
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December 6th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Jen said…
I haven’t done paid posting but I have been asked. Not that I am against it but I write spur of the moment and don’t want to have to write about one particular subject. Frankly I haven’t really looked into it so I may be assuming it is something that it really isn’t. Anyway I really liked your thoughts on the matter.
@ JEN:
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I truly appreciate the gesture.
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December 7th, 2008 at 12:07 am
The Fitness Diva said…
I so agree. And some of my favorite blogs lapse into the paid post thing, and while I can’t fault them for trying to make the money, it does diminish the quality of their blogging… sorry, but it’s true.
I can see doing your regular post and then a paid post, but when you see like two, three in a row….it just takes away from the sincerity of your voice as a blogger.
@ THE FITNESS DIVA:
Yeah. That’s what I meant with this post. Doing paid reviews is not a crime but it sure is hurting our blogs. Before, blogging has become a venue for expression. Now, it has become a new avenue for earning, I don’t really see anything wrong in it as long as one is being responsible because we owe it to our readers. A blog isn’t a blog without readers and it’s success lies with them.
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December 7th, 2008 at 12:10 am
jessie said…
Ellaine,
Nag-stop na ko sa paid blogging. Huhuhu! Wa na ko kita dyan ate.
@ JESSIE:
kUYA,
Andami mo ng pera kaya di mo na kelangang magpuyat just to do paid posts. Ambunan mo naman ako, hehe! Goodluck sa pusta mo for De La Hoya.. .
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December 9th, 2008 at 8:19 am
yes i agree with you lainy, i enjoy writing and i write lengthy material sometimes because that’s the train of my thoughts but some people think that writing long posts is rather boring to read. i beg to disagree because i enjoy reading interesting posts which happens to be long posts always. when I was just starting i used to share many inspirational thoughts which gives me fulfillment because it’s a good feeling to share God’s word and interesting stories. now i’m so busy with my full-time office work, being a mom and blogging that i sometimes sacrifice not posting many inspirational thoughts. but what i’ve been consistent up to now is my ability to turn down assignment that comprises my faith and belief even if the pay is high. if i have time i try to do 1:2 ratio of posting paid against personal. btw i have an award for you at http://my-crossroad.com take care sis!
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December 10th, 2008 at 12:26 am
Hello Elaine,thanks for the great post.I admit that I am not a good writer though I tried my best. I’d had been rejected because of wrong grammar and that challenged me to be a good one.However, I think I am what I am.Tan-awa lang gud ni ako English dire sayop sayop lang.
Katawa ko sa comment ni Lerma oy haha.
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December 12th, 2008 at 8:56 am
agree!!! most often money make us crazy and sacrifice the things we love to do.
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April 3rd, 2009 at 4:24 am
Hahaha! You still have time to make up, Doc! Hehehe!
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June 26th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Hi, Te lainy!
Just last month my blog has been approved from PPP. I understand why some bloggers have 6 posts in a day, that’s because they can grab 3 opps and had to write original ones in between.
Although PPP doesn’t require interim posts anymore, I still try to write posts in between just because I got used to it. If I find more time, I add more posts dating way back.
Sometimes it’s kinda irritating to read some paid post esp if it’s like in Payu2blog that you can just insert the anchor text in whatever topic you’re writing. Nakakaloka, kase you’re reading about some topic then jumping into another just for the sake of inserting that anchor text.
Anyway, I don’t know if I am doing a great job trying to relate my paid posts in real life. I have lots of opps but I don’t write unless I have something to relate to in my life. But some advertisers like “review” of their site and that’s the time that I have to think hard if I will take that assignment or not cuz I’m not good in reviewing things.
It’s fun that non-bloggers don’t really know the difference of paid post to an original one. And since I relate my opps in real life, my old buddies relate to me in every way. That’s really cute.
As for most mom bloggers like me who does paid posts, I understand why they do that now because we need to earn some while watching our kids and we get to do that through paid blogging. We just support each other.
Still I feel I don’t write just for the sake of writing full of paid ones because even if I write a short 200 word article, I give my whole heart into it. And right now, I’m working on a niche blog and I don’t want to put paid posts into that, ever.
wow, haba na nito. haha.. I should make one post regarding this one. LOL.
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